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Expression Profile of miRNA-17-3p and miRNA-17-5p Genes in Gastric Cancer Patients with Helicobacter pylori Infection

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Background

The most common chronic bacterial infection is Helicobacter pylori. The connection between chronic H. pylori infection and gastric cancer is recognized. The early detection of gastric cancer improves survival. miRNAs regulate gene expression in eukaryotes by inhibiting mRNA translocation or degradation. The objective of this study was to compare the expression of miRNA-17-3p and miRNA-17-5p genes in gastric cancer patients with Helicobacter pylori infection.

Methods

Herein, 30 isolates were identified as H. pylori based on urease test, and 30 and 12 cases were isolated from gastric cancer patients and non-Helicobacter pylori cases as control, respectively. A peripheral blood sample was collected from patients. Analysis of total mRNA extracts from peripheral blood samples, for gene expression changes (miRNA-17-3p and miRNA-17-5p) by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), was done.

Results

As said by the results, p values showed that expression levels of miRNA-17-3p and miRNA-17-5p were significantly higher in H. pylori-positive GC patients and H. pylori-positive non-GC patients with comparing by healthy controls. So, there was no significant difference between expression levels of miRNA-17-3p and miRNA-17-5p in H. pylori-positive GC patients and H. pylori-positive non-GC patients.

Conclusion

Considering our results, the high expression of miRNA-17-3p and miRNA-17-5p has a direct relationship with increased cell proliferation, inhibition of tumor cell apoptosis and tumor angiogenesis, in addition to miRNAs play an important role as biomarkers in helping for detection of the patient by H. pylori infection to become cancerous. Therefore, it can be used to make specific diagnostic kits and to treat patients.

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We appreciate the financial supports of the microbiology department, North Tehran branch, Islamic Azad University.

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    Nazanin Khayam

  2. Department of Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

    Hamideh Rouhani Nejad & Fatemeh Ashrafi

  3. Hybridoma Lab., Dept. of Immunology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, 13164, Iran

    Mohsen Abolhassani

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Khayam, N., Nejad, H.R., Ashrafi, F. et al. Expression Profile of miRNA-17-3p and miRNA-17-5p Genes in Gastric Cancer Patients with Helicobacter pylori Infection. J Gastrointest Canc 52, 130–137 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-019-00319-5

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